{"id":715,"date":"2012-07-09T16:47:33","date_gmt":"2012-07-09T21:47:33","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/mancini.brandonu.ca\/alumni\/?page_id=715"},"modified":"2024-11-21T13:30:14","modified_gmt":"2024-11-21T19:30:14","slug":"wall-of-fame","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.brandonu.ca\/alumni\/awards\/wall-of-fame\/","title":{"rendered":"Wall of Fame"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Created in 2002, the Wall of Fame Award is presented to Brandon University alumni who have made significant achievements in their career on a provincial, national, or international level bringing honour and prestige to our University.<\/p>\n<p>Nomination form (includes terms and nomination procedures): <a href=\"https:\/\/www.brandonu.ca\/alumni\/files\/2017\/03\/Wall-of-Fame-Award-Fillable-Form.pdf\">Wall of Fame<\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>A complete nomination package must be submitted to the Alumni Relations Office by <span style=\"text-decoration: underline\">4:30 pm on April 1 of each year<\/span>.<\/strong><\/p>\n<h3>Past Wall of Fame Award Recipients:<\/h3>\n<div class=\"flex-row \" data-column-group=\"1\">\n<div class=\"new-column-box  half count-1\">\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.brandonu.ca\/alumni\/files\/2012\/07\/tommydouglas_wall.jpg\" data-rel=\"lightbox-image-0\" data-rl_title=\"\" data-rl_caption=\"\" title=\"\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-full wp-image-1107\" alt=\"tommydouglas_wall\" src=\"https:\/\/www.brandonu.ca\/alumni\/files\/2012\/07\/tommydouglas_wall.jpg\" width=\"125\" height=\"125\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.brandonu.ca\/alumni\/files\/2012\/07\/tommydouglas_wall.jpg 125w, https:\/\/www.brandonu.ca\/alumni\/files\/2012\/07\/tommydouglas_wall-50x50.jpg 50w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 125px) 100vw, 125px\" \/><\/a><strong>Tommy Douglas<\/strong><br \/>\nB.A. &#8217;30<br \/>\n<strong>Inducted 1\/24\/2002<\/strong><br \/>\n<\/div><!-- .new-column-box -->\n<div class=\"new-column-box  half count-2\">\n<ul>\n<li>Premier of Saskatchewan, 1944-1961<\/li>\n<li>First Leader of the National New Democratic Party 1961-1971<\/li>\n<li>Companion of the Order of Canada, 1981<\/li>\n<li>Largely responsible for central banking, employment insurance and universal medicare in Canada<\/li>\n<li>Known as &#8220;the Father of Medicare&#8221;<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div><!-- .new-column-box -->\n<\/div><!-- .flex-row -->\n<div class=\"flex-row \" data-column-group=\"2\">\n<div class=\"new-column-box  half count-1\">\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.brandonu.ca\/alumni\/files\/2012\/07\/stanleyknowles_wall.jpg\" data-rel=\"lightbox-image-1\" data-rl_title=\"\" data-rl_caption=\"\" title=\"\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-full wp-image-1106\" alt=\"stanleyknowles_wall\" src=\"https:\/\/www.brandonu.ca\/alumni\/files\/2012\/07\/stanleyknowles_wall.jpg\" width=\"125\" height=\"125\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.brandonu.ca\/alumni\/files\/2012\/07\/stanleyknowles_wall.jpg 125w, https:\/\/www.brandonu.ca\/alumni\/files\/2012\/07\/stanleyknowles_wall-50x50.jpg 50w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 125px) 100vw, 125px\" \/><\/a><strong>Stanley Knowles<\/strong><br \/>\nB.A. &#8217;30<br \/>\n<strong>Inducted 1\/24\/2002<\/strong><br \/>\n<\/div><!-- .new-column-box -->\n<div class=\"new-column-box  half count-2\">\n<ul>\n<li>Member of Parliament for Winnipeg North Central 1942-1958 (CCF) and 1962-1984 (NDP)<\/li>\n<li>Appointed Honorary Table Officer to the House of Commons, 1984<\/li>\n<li>Instrumental in the formation of the New Democratic Party out of the CCF in 1961<\/li>\n<li>Largely responsible for introduction of the Canada Pension Plan<\/li>\n<li>Received Honorary Doctor of Laws (LLD), Brandon University, 1967<\/li>\n<li>Chancellor of Brandon University 1970-1990<\/li>\n<li>Appointed to Queen&#8217;s Privy Council, 1979<\/li>\n<li>Officer of the Order of Canada, 1984<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div><!-- .new-column-box -->\n<\/div><!-- .flex-row -->\n<div class=\"flex-row \" data-column-group=\"3\">\n<div class=\"new-column-box  half count-1\">\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.brandonu.ca\/alumni\/files\/2012\/07\/ronbell_wall.jpg\" data-rel=\"lightbox-image-2\" data-rl_title=\"\" data-rl_caption=\"\" title=\"\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-full wp-image-1105\" alt=\"ronbell_wall\" src=\"https:\/\/www.brandonu.ca\/alumni\/files\/2012\/07\/ronbell_wall.jpg\" width=\"125\" height=\"125\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.brandonu.ca\/alumni\/files\/2012\/07\/ronbell_wall.jpg 125w, https:\/\/www.brandonu.ca\/alumni\/files\/2012\/07\/ronbell_wall-50x50.jpg 50w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 125px) 100vw, 125px\" \/><\/a><strong>The Honourable Justice Ronald D. Bell<\/strong><br \/>\nB.A. &#8217;51<br \/>\n<strong>Inducted 1\/24\/2002<\/strong><br \/>\n<\/div><!-- .new-column-box -->\n<div class=\"new-column-box  half count-2\">\n<ul>\n<li>Solicitor, Dept. of National Revenue, Tax Division 1955-1959<\/li>\n<li>Associate and Partner, Fenerty and Company Calgary 1959-1978<\/li>\n<li>Appointed to Queen&#8217;s Privy Council, 1976<\/li>\n<li>Formed Bell, Felesky, Flynn Tax Law Firm; Calgary 1978, Edmonton 1979<\/li>\n<li>Affiliate, University of Ottawa School of Law<\/li>\n<li>Chancellor of Brandon University 1990-1996<\/li>\n<li>Appointed Judge, Tax Court of Canada 1991<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div><!-- .new-column-box -->\n<\/div><!-- .flex-row -->\n<div class=\"flex-row \" data-column-group=\"4\">\n<div class=\"new-column-box  half count-1\">\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.brandonu.ca\/alumni\/files\/2012\/07\/dennisanderson_wall.jpg\" data-rel=\"lightbox-image-3\" data-rl_title=\"\" data-rl_caption=\"\" title=\"\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-full wp-image-1104\" alt=\"dennisanderson_wall\" src=\"https:\/\/www.brandonu.ca\/alumni\/files\/2012\/07\/dennisanderson_wall.jpg\" width=\"125\" height=\"125\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.brandonu.ca\/alumni\/files\/2012\/07\/dennisanderson_wall.jpg 125w, https:\/\/www.brandonu.ca\/alumni\/files\/2012\/07\/dennisanderson_wall-50x50.jpg 50w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 125px) 100vw, 125px\" \/><\/a><strong>Dr. C. Dennis Anderson<\/strong><br \/>\nB.Sc. &#8217;64<br \/>\n<strong>Inducted 1\/24\/2002<\/strong><br \/>\n<\/div><!-- .new-column-box -->\n<div class=\"new-column-box  half count-2\">\n<ul>\n<li>Assistant Professor, College of Commerce, University of Saskatchewan 1969-1971<\/li>\n<li>Professor, Faculty of Management, University of Manitoba 1974-1990<\/li>\n<li>Associate Dean and MBA Program Director, Faculty of Management, University of Manitoba 1988-1990<\/li>\n<li>Governing Council, University of Swaziland 1992-1996<\/li>\n<li>President and Vice-Chancellor, Brandon University 1990-2000<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div><!-- .new-column-box -->\n<\/div><!-- .flex-row -->\n<div class=\"flex-row \" data-column-group=\"5\">\n<div class=\"new-column-box  half count-1\">\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.brandonu.ca\/alumni\/files\/2012\/07\/bettygibson_wall.jpg\" data-rel=\"lightbox-image-4\" data-rl_title=\"\" data-rl_caption=\"\" title=\"\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-full wp-image-1103\" alt=\"bettygibson_wall\" src=\"https:\/\/www.brandonu.ca\/alumni\/files\/2012\/07\/bettygibson_wall.jpg\" width=\"125\" height=\"125\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.brandonu.ca\/alumni\/files\/2012\/07\/bettygibson_wall.jpg 125w, https:\/\/www.brandonu.ca\/alumni\/files\/2012\/07\/bettygibson_wall-50x50.jpg 50w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 125px) 100vw, 125px\" \/><\/a><strong>Betty Gibson<\/strong><br \/>\nB.A. &#8217;59<br \/>\n<strong>Inducted 11\/14\/2003<\/strong><br \/>\n<\/div><!-- .new-column-box -->\n<div class=\"new-column-box  half count-2\">\n<ul>\n<li>Teacher in rural Manitoba, Brandon and South Africa, 1929-1949<\/li>\n<li>Principal, Fleming School 1949-1959<\/li>\n<li>Assistant Superintendent, Brandon School Division, 1967-1968<\/li>\n<li>Brandon College\/Brandon University Professor, 1956-1975<\/li>\n<li>Received Centennial Medal, 1967<\/li>\n<li>Received J.M. Brown Award, 1974 for contributions to education in Manitoba<\/li>\n<li>Known as &#8220;an exemplary educator&#8221;<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div><!-- .new-column-box -->\n<\/div><!-- .flex-row -->\n<div class=\"flex-row \" data-column-group=\"6\">\n<div class=\"new-column-box  half count-1\">\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.brandonu.ca\/alumni\/files\/2012\/07\/henrychamp_wall.jpg\" data-rel=\"lightbox-image-5\" data-rl_title=\"\" data-rl_caption=\"\" title=\"\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-full wp-image-1102\" alt=\"henrychamp_wall\" src=\"https:\/\/www.brandonu.ca\/alumni\/files\/2012\/07\/henrychamp_wall.jpg\" width=\"125\" height=\"125\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.brandonu.ca\/alumni\/files\/2012\/07\/henrychamp_wall.jpg 125w, https:\/\/www.brandonu.ca\/alumni\/files\/2012\/07\/henrychamp_wall-50x50.jpg 50w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 125px) 100vw, 125px\" \/><\/a><strong>Dr. Henry Champ<\/strong><br \/>\n1957-58<br \/>\n<strong>Inducted 5\/29\/2004<\/strong><br \/>\n<\/div><!-- .new-column-box -->\n<div class=\"new-column-box  half count-2\">\n<ul>\n<li>Investigative Reporter for CTV Television&#8217;s flagship<i style=\"font-size: 11px;line-height: 19px\">W5<\/i><\/li>\n<li>CTV Bureau Chief in Montreal, Washington and London<\/li>\n<li>NBC News Correspondent in London, Frankfurt, and Warsaw Bureaus<\/li>\n<li>NBC Chief Congressional Correspondent<\/li>\n<li>Ten years with NBC both in Washington and abroad<\/li>\n<li>Anchored CBC Televsion&#8217;s morning program in Halifax<\/li>\n<li>CBC News Washington Correspondent<\/li>\n<li>Received Honorary Doctor of Laws (LLD), Brandon University, 2004<\/li>\n<li>One of television&#8217;s most experienced journalists&#8221;<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div><!-- .new-column-box -->\n<\/div><!-- .flex-row -->\n<div class=\"flex-row \" data-column-group=\"7\">\n<div class=\"new-column-box  half count-1\">\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.brandonu.ca\/alumni\/files\/2013\/06\/walter_dinsdale_wall2.jpg\" data-rel=\"lightbox-image-6\" data-rl_title=\"\" data-rl_caption=\"\" title=\"\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-full wp-image-1120\" alt=\"walter_dinsdale_wall2\" src=\"https:\/\/www.brandonu.ca\/alumni\/files\/2013\/06\/walter_dinsdale_wall2.jpg\" width=\"125\" height=\"125\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.brandonu.ca\/alumni\/files\/2013\/06\/walter_dinsdale_wall2.jpg 125w, https:\/\/www.brandonu.ca\/alumni\/files\/2013\/06\/walter_dinsdale_wall2-50x50.jpg 50w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 125px) 100vw, 125px\" \/><\/a><strong>Walter Dinsdale<\/strong><br \/>\nB.A. &#8217;27<br \/>\n<strong>Inducted 5\/27\/2005<\/strong><br \/>\n<\/div><!-- .new-column-box -->\n<div class=\"new-column-box  half count-2\">\n<ul>\n<li>Member of Parliament (Brandon-Souris) for twelve consecutive elections 1951 \u2013 1982 (Dean of the House of Commons), P.C., D.F.C., M.A., LL.D.<\/li>\n<li>Representative for the Official Opposition to the United Nations 1953-1955<\/li>\n<li>Parliamentary Assistant to the Minister of Veterans Affairs<\/li>\n<li>Minister of Northern Affairs and National Resources<\/li>\n<li>Acting Minister of Mines &amp; Technical Surveys<\/li>\n<li>Chairman of the Political Committee NATO Atlantic Congress 1959<\/li>\n<li>First Chairman of the Special Committee on the Disabled &amp; Handicapped<\/li>\n<li>Chairman of the Resources For Tomorrow Conference<\/li>\n<li>Founder of the National Prayer Breakfast<\/li>\n<li>His motto: \u201cHas Served, Is Serving and Will Serve\u201d<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div><!-- .new-column-box -->\n<\/div><!-- .flex-row -->\n<div class=\"flex-row \" data-column-group=\"8\">\n<div class=\"new-column-box  half count-1\">\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.brandonu.ca\/alumni\/files\/2012\/07\/adrian_dehoog_wall.jpg\" data-rel=\"lightbox-image-7\" data-rl_title=\"\" data-rl_caption=\"\" title=\"\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-full wp-image-1117\" alt=\"adrian_dehoog_wall\" src=\"https:\/\/www.brandonu.ca\/alumni\/files\/2012\/07\/adrian_dehoog_wall.jpg\" width=\"125\" height=\"125\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.brandonu.ca\/alumni\/files\/2012\/07\/adrian_dehoog_wall.jpg 125w, https:\/\/www.brandonu.ca\/alumni\/files\/2012\/07\/adrian_dehoog_wall-50x50.jpg 50w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 125px) 100vw, 125px\" \/><\/a><strong>Adriaan de Hoog<\/strong><br \/>\n<strong>Inducted 10\/21\/2007<\/strong><br \/>\n<\/div><!-- .new-column-box -->\n<div class=\"new-column-box  half count-2\">\n<ul>\n<li>Rhodes Scholar, 1969<\/li>\n<li>Canada&#8217;s Consul General in Berlin, 1992 &#8211; 1997<\/li>\n<li>Dean, Canadian Foreign Service Institute, 1998 -2004<\/li>\n<li>Author of The Berlin Assignment(2006) and<em style=\"font-size: 11px;line-height: 19px\">Borderless Deceit<\/em>(2007)<\/li>\n<li>University of Saskatchewan, M.Sc. 1969; University of Oxford, D.Phil. 1974<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div><!-- .new-column-box -->\n<\/div><!-- .flex-row -->\n<div class=\"flex-row \" data-column-group=\"9\">\n<div class=\"new-column-box  half count-1\">\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.brandonu.ca\/alumni\/files\/2012\/07\/andy_murray_wall.jpg\" data-rel=\"lightbox-image-8\" data-rl_title=\"\" data-rl_caption=\"\" title=\"\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-full wp-image-1115\" alt=\"andy_murray_wall\" src=\"https:\/\/www.brandonu.ca\/alumni\/files\/2012\/07\/andy_murray_wall.jpg\" width=\"125\" height=\"125\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.brandonu.ca\/alumni\/files\/2012\/07\/andy_murray_wall.jpg 125w, https:\/\/www.brandonu.ca\/alumni\/files\/2012\/07\/andy_murray_wall-50x50.jpg 50w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 125px) 100vw, 125px\" \/><\/a><strong>Andrew Murray<\/strong><br \/>\nB.A. &#8217;72<br \/>\n<strong>Inducted 10\/18\/2008<\/strong><br \/>\n<\/div><!-- .new-column-box -->\n<div class=\"new-column-box  half count-2\">\n<ul>\n<li>Coach &amp; Educator<\/li>\n<li>BU Hockey &amp; Football Captain<\/li>\n<li>BU Hockey Head Coach<\/li>\n<li>Mentor Coach, Hockey Manitoba<\/li>\n<li>Head Coach, Canadian National Team<\/li>\n<li>Only Canadian Coach to win three World Championships<\/li>\n<li>National Hockey League Coach, 16 years<\/li>\n<li>Most wins as Heach Coach of Los Angeles Kings<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div><!-- .new-column-box -->\n<\/div><!-- .flex-row -->\n<div class=\"flex-row \" data-column-group=\"10\">\n<div class=\"new-column-box  half count-1\">\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.brandonu.ca\/alumni\/files\/2013\/06\/wilfrid_bigelow_wall.jpg\" data-rel=\"lightbox-image-9\" data-rl_title=\"\" data-rl_caption=\"\" title=\"\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-full wp-image-1111\" alt=\"wilfrid_bigelow_wall\" src=\"https:\/\/www.brandonu.ca\/alumni\/files\/2013\/06\/wilfrid_bigelow_wall.jpg\" width=\"125\" height=\"125\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.brandonu.ca\/alumni\/files\/2013\/06\/wilfrid_bigelow_wall.jpg 125w, https:\/\/www.brandonu.ca\/alumni\/files\/2013\/06\/wilfrid_bigelow_wall-50x50.jpg 50w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 125px) 100vw, 125px\" \/><\/a><strong>Dr. Wilfred G. Bigelow<\/strong><br \/>\n1931-33<br \/>\n<strong>Inducted 10\/24\/2009<\/strong><br \/>\n<\/div><!-- .new-column-box -->\n<div class=\"new-column-box  half count-2\">\n<ul>\n<li>Father of open-heart surgery.<\/li>\n<li>Introduced the concept and technique of hypothermia for open heart surgery.<\/li>\n<li>Co-developed the first electronic cardiac pacemaker for clinical use in 1950.<\/li>\n<li>Influential in developing the first formal cardiac surgery training programme in Canada in 1956.<\/li>\n<li>Authored over 120 publications on his hypothermia for open-heart surgery and pacemaker research.<\/li>\n<li>Received the Gairdner Award for Medical Science in 1959.<\/li>\n<li>Received the Honorary Doctor of Sciences, Brandon University 1967<\/li>\n<li>Made an Officer of the Order of Canada in 1981.<\/li>\n<li>Inducted into the Canadian Medical Hall of Fame in 1997.<\/li>\n<li>M.D. University of Toronto, 1938<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div><!-- .new-column-box -->\n<\/div><!-- .flex-row -->\n<div class=\"flex-row \" data-column-group=\"11\">\n<div class=\"new-column-box  half count-1\">\n<strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.brandonu.ca\/alumni\/awards\/wall-of-fame\/garth-bray-photo\/\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-1732\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.brandonu.ca\/alumni\/files\/2012\/07\/Garth-Bray-Photo-261x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1732 alignleft\" width=\"117\" height=\"134\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.brandonu.ca\/alumni\/files\/2012\/07\/Garth-Bray-Photo-261x300.jpg 261w, https:\/\/www.brandonu.ca\/alumni\/files\/2012\/07\/Garth-Bray-Photo-174x200.jpg 174w, https:\/\/www.brandonu.ca\/alumni\/files\/2012\/07\/Garth-Bray-Photo-250x288.jpg 250w, https:\/\/www.brandonu.ca\/alumni\/files\/2012\/07\/Garth-Bray-Photo.jpg 576w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 117px) 100vw, 117px\" \/><\/a><\/strong><strong>Dr. Garth Bray<\/strong><br \/>\nBSc. &#8217;57<br \/>\n<strong>Inducted 04\/19\/2012<\/strong><br \/>\n<\/div><!-- .new-column-box -->\n<div class=\"new-column-box  half count-2\">\n<ul>\n<li>MD (Manitoba) 1961, FRCPC 1967<\/li>\n<li>Neurologist, Montreal General Hospital, 1969-2007<\/li>\n<li>Teacher, McGill University, 1969-2007<\/li>\n<li>Researcher (nervous system repair), 1969-2000<\/li>\n<li>Director, Division of Neurology, Montreal General Hospital, 1990-2004<\/li>\n<li>Officer, Canadian Neurological Society, 1982-1989<\/li>\n<li>Officer, Canadian Neurological Sciences Federation, 2004-2012<\/li>\n<li>Advocate for persons with neurological disabilities<\/li>\n<li>Award of Merit, Montreal General Hospital, 2007<\/li>\n<li>Professor Emeritus, McGill University, 2007<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div><!-- .new-column-box -->\n<\/div><!-- .flex-row -->\n<div class=\"flex-row \" data-column-group=\"12\">\n<div class=\"new-column-box  half count-1\">\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.brandonu.ca\/alumni\/awards\/wall-of-fame\/dan-bjarnason-cropped-photo-2\/\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-1734\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.brandonu.ca\/alumni\/files\/2012\/07\/Dan-Bjarnason-Cropped-Photo-246x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1734 alignleft\" width=\"128\" height=\"156\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.brandonu.ca\/alumni\/files\/2012\/07\/Dan-Bjarnason-Cropped-Photo-246x300.jpg 246w, https:\/\/www.brandonu.ca\/alumni\/files\/2012\/07\/Dan-Bjarnason-Cropped-Photo-768x936.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.brandonu.ca\/alumni\/files\/2012\/07\/Dan-Bjarnason-Cropped-Photo-164x200.jpg 164w, https:\/\/www.brandonu.ca\/alumni\/files\/2012\/07\/Dan-Bjarnason-Cropped-Photo-250x305.jpg 250w, https:\/\/www.brandonu.ca\/alumni\/files\/2012\/07\/Dan-Bjarnason-Cropped-Photo-640x780.jpg 640w, https:\/\/www.brandonu.ca\/alumni\/files\/2012\/07\/Dan-Bjarnason-Cropped-Photo.jpg 817w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 128px) 100vw, 128px\" \/><\/a><strong>Dan Bjarnason<\/strong><br \/>\nBA &#8217;63<br \/>\n<strong>Inducted 10\/19\/2013<\/strong><br \/>\n<\/div><!-- .new-column-box -->\n<div class=\"new-column-box  half count-2\">\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Born in Brandon, MB in 1942<\/li>\n<li>For almost 40 years, he was a television news and documentary reporter for the CBC&#8217;s National News<\/li>\n<li>During his world-wide assignments, including time as a foreign correspondence based in London, England, he specialized in military history<\/li>\n<li>His stories included the 50<sup>th<\/sup> &amp; 60<sup>th<\/sup> anniversaries of the D-Day landings; the Liberation of Holland; Leningrad; the Little Bighorn; the Falkland Islands; the US Civil War; the 1982 Siege of Beirut; the Rhodesian War; Northern Ireland and Narvik, Norway<\/li>\n<li>Wrote a book about Canada in the Korean War, entitled <em>Triumph at Kapyong<\/em>, about the first battle by Canada&#8217;s first troops sent into conflict in Korea.<\/li>\n<li>Dan\u2019s father is a Brandon College graduate, Class of 1948.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div><!-- .new-column-box -->\n<\/div><!-- .flex-row -->\n<div class=\"flex-row \" data-column-group=\"13\">\n<div class=\"new-column-box  half count-1\">\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.brandonu.ca\/alumni\/awards\/wall-of-fame\/ed-whitcomb\/\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-1735\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.brandonu.ca\/alumni\/files\/2012\/07\/Ed-Whitcomb-214x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1735 alignleft\" width=\"129\" height=\"181\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.brandonu.ca\/alumni\/files\/2012\/07\/Ed-Whitcomb-214x300.jpg 214w, https:\/\/www.brandonu.ca\/alumni\/files\/2012\/07\/Ed-Whitcomb-768x1075.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.brandonu.ca\/alumni\/files\/2012\/07\/Ed-Whitcomb-731x1024.jpg 731w, https:\/\/www.brandonu.ca\/alumni\/files\/2012\/07\/Ed-Whitcomb-143x200.jpg 143w, https:\/\/www.brandonu.ca\/alumni\/files\/2012\/07\/Ed-Whitcomb-250x350.jpg 250w, https:\/\/www.brandonu.ca\/alumni\/files\/2012\/07\/Ed-Whitcomb-640x896.jpg 640w, https:\/\/www.brandonu.ca\/alumni\/files\/2012\/07\/Ed-Whitcomb.jpg 1000w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 129px) 100vw, 129px\" \/><\/a><strong>Ed Whitcomb<\/strong><br \/>\nBA &#8217;64<br \/>\n<strong>Inducted 10\/18\/2014<\/strong><br \/>\n<\/div><!-- .new-column-box -->\n<div class=\"new-column-box  half count-2\">\n<ul>\n<li>Department of Foreign Service 1975-1993, specializing in threat analysis and serving in Yugoslavia, Thailand, Indonesia, India, and Ottawa<\/li>\n<li>Assignments included events such as the Cold War, civil wars, insurrections, dictatorships, the decline of Communism, the development of democracies, human rights, terrorism, and nuclear weapons<\/li>\n<li>Senior Analyst for South Asia in the Intelligence Secretariat of the Privy Council Office, 1993-2008<\/li>\n<li>Authored and published short histories of all of Canada&#8217;s provinces and three collections of Canadian folk music<\/li>\n<li>Professor of History, 1969-1975<\/li>\n<li>M.A. University of Manitoba, 1966; Ph.D. University of London, England, 1970; published by Duke University Press<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div><!-- .new-column-box -->\n<\/div><!-- .flex-row -->\n<div class=\"flex-row \" data-column-group=\"14\">\n<div class=\"new-column-box  half count-1\">\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.brandonu.ca\/alumni\/awards\/wall-of-fame\/jim-parrott\/\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-1737\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.brandonu.ca\/alumni\/files\/2012\/07\/Jim-Parrott-214x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1737 alignleft\" width=\"122\" height=\"171\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.brandonu.ca\/alumni\/files\/2012\/07\/Jim-Parrott-214x300.jpg 214w, https:\/\/www.brandonu.ca\/alumni\/files\/2012\/07\/Jim-Parrott-768x1074.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.brandonu.ca\/alumni\/files\/2012\/07\/Jim-Parrott-732x1024.jpg 732w, https:\/\/www.brandonu.ca\/alumni\/files\/2012\/07\/Jim-Parrott-143x200.jpg 143w, https:\/\/www.brandonu.ca\/alumni\/files\/2012\/07\/Jim-Parrott-250x350.jpg 250w, https:\/\/www.brandonu.ca\/alumni\/files\/2012\/07\/Jim-Parrott-640x895.jpg 640w, https:\/\/www.brandonu.ca\/alumni\/files\/2012\/07\/Jim-Parrott.jpg 1000w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 122px) 100vw, 122px\" \/><\/a><strong>Dr. Jim Parrott<\/strong><br \/>\nBSc &#8217;63<br \/>\n<strong>Inducted 10\/17\/2015<\/strong><br \/>\n<\/div><!-- .new-column-box -->\n<div class=\"new-column-box  half count-2\">\n<ul>\n<li>MD University of Manitoba, 1968; FRCSC 1974; FCCP 1979;<br \/>\nFACS 1984.<\/li>\n<li>Research Fellow, Stanford University, 1971-1976.<\/li>\n<li>Cardiovascular Surgeon, Victoria General Hospital,<br \/>\nHalifax, NS, 1976-1981.<\/li>\n<li>Service Chief, Adult Cardiac Surgery\/Cardiovascular and<br \/>\nThoracic Surgeon, Health Sciences Centre, Winnipeg, MB,<br \/>\n1981-1991.<\/li>\n<li>Associate Staff, Cardiovascular-Thoracic Surgery, Department<br \/>\nof Surgery, St. Boniface Hospital, Winnipeg, MB, 1981-1991.<\/li>\n<li>Chief of Cardiac Surgery Program\/Chief of Clinical Perfusion<br \/>\nDepartment, New Brunswick Heart Centre, 1991-2007.<\/li>\n<li>Associate Professor, Department of Surgery, Dalhousie University,<br \/>\n1976-1991.<\/li>\n<li>Assistant Professor of Surgery, University of Manitoba, 1981-1991.<\/li>\n<li>Assistant Professor of Surgery, Dalhousie University, 1991-2007<\/li>\n<li>Member of the Legislative Assembly of New Brunswick, 2010-2014.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div><!-- .new-column-box -->\n<\/div><!-- .flex-row -->\n<div class=\"flex-row \" data-column-group=\"15\">\n<div class=\"new-column-box  half count-1\">\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.brandonu.ca\/alumni\/awards\/wall-of-fame\/frank-mckinnon\/\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-1739\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.brandonu.ca\/alumni\/files\/2012\/07\/Frank-McKinnon-214x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1739 alignleft\" width=\"142\" height=\"199\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.brandonu.ca\/alumni\/files\/2012\/07\/Frank-McKinnon-214x300.jpg 214w, https:\/\/www.brandonu.ca\/alumni\/files\/2012\/07\/Frank-McKinnon-768x1074.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.brandonu.ca\/alumni\/files\/2012\/07\/Frank-McKinnon-732x1024.jpg 732w, https:\/\/www.brandonu.ca\/alumni\/files\/2012\/07\/Frank-McKinnon-143x200.jpg 143w, https:\/\/www.brandonu.ca\/alumni\/files\/2012\/07\/Frank-McKinnon-250x350.jpg 250w, https:\/\/www.brandonu.ca\/alumni\/files\/2012\/07\/Frank-McKinnon-640x895.jpg 640w, https:\/\/www.brandonu.ca\/alumni\/files\/2012\/07\/Frank-McKinnon.jpg 1000w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 142px) 100vw, 142px\" \/><\/a><strong>Frank McKinnon<\/strong><br \/>\nBA &#8217;55<br \/>\n<strong>Inducted 10\/17\/2015<\/strong><br \/>\n<\/div><!-- .new-column-box -->\n<div class=\"new-column-box  half count-2\">\n<ul>\n<li>B. Paedagogy 1956; B.Ed. University of Manitoba, 1958.<\/li>\n<li>School Principal, 35 years; President, Manitoba Association<br \/>\nof Principals; Director, Canadian Association of Principals.<\/li>\n<li>One of the \u201cFounding Fathers\u201d of the Manitoba High School<br \/>\nAthletic Association.<\/li>\n<li>VP Canadian Olympic Association; President &amp; Chairman,<br \/>\nHockey Canada; President, Hockey Manitoba; Chairman,<br \/>\nKidSport Manitoba.<\/li>\n<li>Honored member: Manitoba Hockey Hall of Fame; Manitoba<br \/>\nBaseball Hall of Fame; BU Bobcat Hockey Hall of Fame;<br \/>\nBU Sports Wall of Fame.<\/li>\n<li>Recipient of the Canada 125 Medal and the Queen Elizabeth<br \/>\n50th Anniversary Commemorative Medal for service to<br \/>\ncommunity, province and country.<\/li>\n<li>Appointed to the Order of Canada, February 2015.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div><!-- .new-column-box -->\n<\/div><!-- .flex-row -->\n<div class=\"flex-row \" data-column-group=\"16\">\n<div class=\"new-column-box  half count-1\">\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.brandonu.ca\/alumni\/files\/2021\/04\/woman.jpg\" data-rel=\"lightbox-image-10\" data-rl_title=\"\" data-rl_caption=\"\" title=\"\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.brandonu.ca\/alumni\/files\/2021\/04\/woman.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"143\" height=\"200\" class=\"size-full wp-image-2297 alignleft\" \/><\/a>Cheryl Craig<\/strong><br \/>\nBA &#8217;76\/BEd &#8217;85<br \/>\n<strong>Inducted 10\/15\/2016<\/strong><br \/>\n<\/p><\/div><!-- .new-column-box -->\n<div class=\"new-column-box  half count-2\">\n<ul>\n<li>Internationally renowned researcher and speaker in the field of education.<\/li>\n<li>American Educational Research Association (AERA) Fellow.<\/li>\n<li>AERA Lifetime Career Achievement Award honoree.<\/li>\n<li>Michael Huberman Award for Research on the Lives of Teacher recipient.<\/li>\n<li>Endowed Chair of Urban Education, Texas A&amp;M University.<\/li>\n<li>University of Calgary, MEd ; University of Alberta, PhD.<\/li>\n<li>Native of Foxwarren, Manitoba.<\/li>\n<li>Spouse of Bruce Craig (Class of 1976).<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<\/div><!-- .new-column-box -->\n<\/div><!-- .flex-row -->\n<div class=\"flex-row \" data-column-group=\"17\">\n<div class=\"new-column-box  half count-1\">\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.brandonu.ca\/alumni\/files\/2021\/04\/tony-chow.jpg\" data-rel=\"lightbox-image-11\" data-rl_title=\"\" data-rl_caption=\"\" title=\"\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.brandonu.ca\/alumni\/files\/2021\/04\/tony-chow.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"143\" height=\"200\" class=\"size-full wp-image-2299 alignleft\" \/><\/a>Tony Chow<\/strong><br \/>\nAssociate &#8217;64<br \/>\n<strong>Inducted 10\/14\/2017<\/strong><br \/>\n<\/p><\/div><!-- .new-column-box -->\n<div class=\"new-column-box  half count-2\">\n<ul>\n<li>MD (Manitoba) 1967; FRCPC 1973; FACP 1974.<\/li>\n<li>Infectious Diseases physician, Harbor-UCLA, 1972-1978.<\/li>\n<li>Founding Head &amp; Professor, Division of Infectious Diseases, University of British Columbia &amp; Vancouver General Hospital, 1979-1993.<\/li>\n<li>Director, MD\/PhD Program, University of British Columbia, 1995-2006.<\/li>\n<li>Director, UBC\/CIHR Strategic Training Program for Translational Research in Infectious Diseases, 2003-2007.<\/li>\n<li>UBC Faculty of Medicine Distinguished Medical Research Award, 1996.<\/li>\n<li>Lifetime Achievement Award, Association of Medical Microbiology &amp; Infectious Diseases (AMMI) Canada, 2013.<\/li>\n<li>Professor Emeritus, University of British Columbia, 2006.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div><!-- .new-column-box -->\n<\/div><!-- .flex-row -->\n<div class=\"flex-row \" data-column-group=\"18\">\n<div class=\"new-column-box  half count-1\">\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.brandonu.ca\/alumni\/files\/2024\/11\/John-Thompson-Photo-scaled.jpg\" data-rel=\"lightbox-image-12\" data-rl_title=\"\" data-rl_caption=\"\" title=\"\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.brandonu.ca\/alumni\/files\/2024\/11\/John-Thompson-Photo-150x150.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" class=\"alignleft wp-image-2592 size-thumbnail\" \/><\/a>John William McLeod Thompson<\/strong><br \/>\nBA &#8217;29<br \/>\n<strong>Inducted 9\/14\/2024<\/strong><br \/>\n<\/p><\/div><!-- .new-column-box -->\n<div class=\"new-column-box  half count-2\">\n<ul>\n<li>Served in the RCAF 1942-1945.<\/li>\n<li>Mayor Elkhorn 1947-53.<\/li>\n<li>Member of Manitoba Legislative Assembly for Virden 1953-62.<\/li>\n<li>President of the Canadian Good Roads Association 1960.<\/li>\n<li>Manitoba Minister of Public Works, Labour and Municipal Affairs, 1958-62.<\/li>\n<li>Led the completion of the Trans-Canada Manitoba Highway, initiated Provincial Trunk Highway and provincial road system in Manitoba.<\/li>\n<li>County Court\/Court of Queen&#8217;s Bench Judge 1962-83.<\/li>\n<li>Royal Commissioner, Manitoba Royal Commission of Local Government Organization &amp; 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